jon: that is new york city mayor michael bloomberg ordering gas rationing to begin in the city today. superstorm sandy wreaking havoc on petroleum infrastructure in this area leaving gasoline in short supply for millions of drifrsz. harris faulkner is live in the new york newsroom with nor. >> reporter: we knew this was coming. after his news conference yesterday mayor bloomberg said he would put a odd-even gasoline program into motion. now that emergency order is official with him signing it today. here is why. look at the long lines. growing anger. growing lines over the shortage of fuel in the city. the good news though this morn, the pumping stations, refineries and infrastructure you were talking about, jon, that was all damaged or left without electricity following sandy are coming back online. a pipeline that feeds gasoline to the millions of who live in the new york city five boroughs is finally operational but it is not instantaneous and that's the problem. while the system tries to catch up with all the demand out there, the mayor wants people to look at their license plate